Corner of Church and Front Streets in downtown Swansboro
What's left of Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle
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Hurricane Irene
Started by Driver Nate, Aug 27 2011 05:21 AM
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Driver Nate
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Posted 27 August 2011 - 05:21 AM
I live in Raleigh now but these photos were taken along the Crystal Coast of NC (in Emerald Isle and Swansboro, respectively) where my family had property from the early 70s up until 2005. After Hurricane Ophelia in 2005, we finally decided to sell. If FEMA would have given us the funds to put our home up on stilts, I'd probably still be living there. Instead, we always had to rebuild after every storm. After Ophelia, we had enough and parted with our property along the Intracoastal Waterway.
Corner of Church and Front Streets in downtown Swansboro
What's left of Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle
Corner of Church and Front Streets in downtown Swansboro
What's left of Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 27 August 2011 - 07:44 AM
Flooding in Atlantic Beach, NC:
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 27 August 2011 - 12:11 PM
What a shame for NC. So much damage. I believe the storm is now hitting Virginia just as hard. Than Philly is next. I'm inland and far enough away from any bodies of water but that doesn't mean the street I live on will not flood. We are getting a lot of rain right now and the winds are picking up.
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 08:38 AM
True cause of Irene as phoned into WRAL-TV 5 in Raleigh, NC:
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 09:42 AM
Squall line over Pensacola, FL
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 05:56 AM
Driver Nate, on 28 August 2011 - 08:38 AM, said:
True cause of Irene as phoned into WRAL-TV 5 in Raleigh, NC:
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